Boston Seaport To Feature Over 60 Small Businesses

The Boston Seaport with WS Development announced yesterday the return of the Seaport x Black Owned Bos program. 2023 marks fourth year of their partnership. Together, they will feature over 60 small businesses in the Boston Seaport area this season.

The event kicks off this Sunday, May 21. The open-air market will feature a different theme each month. May's theme is Flower Power.

The Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market will feature over 30 vendors each weekend from a rotating collection of over 60 vendors throughout the season. Fashion, beauty, wellness, giftware, food, and lastly, art are the product themes the businesses will represent.

All the small businesses participating in the market are members of Black Owned Bos. Therefore, they will each have their own tented area to showcase their items.

“This season of the Seaport x Black Owned Bos. will be our best yet! Our goal  is to create a destination experience where people look forward to something new each month, and can spend the day with us eating, shopping, and discovering their new, favorite retail brands,” said  Jae'da Turner, Founder and Managing Director of Black Owned Bos.

In addition, Emily Soukas, Associate Director of Community & Partnerships at WS Development states, “We are excited to continue growing our partnership with Black Owned Bos. and are humbled that this year marks our largest market yet! We are proud to welcome such a talented array of Black entrepreneurs and artisans to the neighborhood.”

The additional monthly themes are music starting June 25. Afterward, fun in the Sun will begin on July 23.  Following this, Zaz Fest will take place on August 20. Then, Back to School starts on September 24. Finally, Fall Fest concludes the season on October 8.

Each month, themed activities will be part of the event. This includes a family-friendly Tot Spot Playspace, games provided by The Little Cocoa Bean Co., beverages by Progressive Wine Co., food from Caribbean Latin fusion ZaZ Restaurant, and live music by DJ Slick Vick & KNSZWRTH, concurrently.

This outdoor market is free and will be held at the Seaport Common (85 Northern Avenue). Accordingly, it will take place one weekend per month from May through October. The hours are 12 pm to 6 pm.

To see a full list of the participating 60 small businesses that will be onsite at the Boston Seaport area this season, visit BlackedOwnedBos.com.

From May 1 to September 30 you can take free exercise classes outside at the Seaport. Boston’s largest free outdoor workout series, Seaport Sweat, will return for its eighth season.   This community-driven program offers various workout classes for free all summer in this attractive region of the Boston seaport. Each class takes place in the Seaport Common.

“Seaport Sweat is back with a more diverse mix of workouts for all fitness levels. With the weather warming up, we can’t wait to welcome everyone across Boston and beyond to the Seaport. We are thrilled to bring the community together for some outdoor fun and fitness this Spring and Summer season,” says Claire Kilcullen, Senior Manager, Culture & Experience, Seaport at WS Development.

100 different class options will be on the schedule this year. The new classes to the lineup include: Power Flow with Ashley Mitchell, Mind Over Mat(ter) with Lloyd Hawthorn, HIIT me UP with Dana Bogan, and Lit2Lift, as well as favorites like Kick It By Eliza with Eliza Shirazi, Peaches Guaranteed with Rob Velasquez, Sculpt That sASS with Alanna Perry, BronCore Bootcamp with Bron Volney, Athletic Conditioning with Michael Soares, Pilates Fusion with Britney Willingham, and Zumba with Nicole Derosiers.

Equinox and Lululemon, who have prominent locations in the Seaport, will continue to host select classes and participate throughout the summer as well. Furthermore, classes will be offered by new to Boston stores based in Seaport. Alo, a yogi clothing brand will have various Saturday classes. In addition, smart strength-training equipment company Tonal, will lead "Toned and Tight."

All Seaport Sweat classes will be held every Monday through Thursday at 5:30pm and 6:30pm. There will be Saturday classes at 10am. As a reminder, all classes are located at the Seaport Common.

For more information, a full class schedule, and details on what weeks have additional classes, you can visit www.bostonseaport.xyz/seaport-sweat .